April 04, 2014 | Daily Report Online
Ethics Commission Case Goes to JuryThe former director of the ethics commission faced direct retaliation for zealously pursuing an investigation into complaints against the governor, her lawyer told jurors Friday.
By Kate Brumback
4 minute read
March 17, 2014 | Daily Report Online
MLK Daughter's Lawyers Want Estate Lawyer RemovedA lawyer for Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter on Friday argued that a lawyer for her father's estate should be disqualified from participating in a dispute over the ownership of King's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize.
By Kate Brumback
3 minute read
March 06, 2014 | Daily Report Online
King Daughter Asks Brothers to Reconsider MLK SaleThe daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday urged her brothers to search their consciences and reconsider their plan to sell the civil rights icon's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize.
By Kate Brumback
4 minute read
March 04, 2014 | Daily Report Online
Man Seeks New Trial in Shooting Outside PreschoolA man found guilty but mentally ill in a fatal shooting outside a suburban Atlanta preschool deserves a new trial because a key prosecution witness has since been convicted of lying at his trial, his lawyer argued Tuesday.
By Kate Brumback
3 minute read
February 12, 2014 | Daily Report Online
Ice Storm Encases Parts of The SouthSlushy highways and streets were mostly desolate and ice encased trees and sent them crashing into power lines, knocking out electricity to a wide swath of the South as the winter-weary region was hit with its second winter storm in two weeks.
By Christina A. Cassidy and Kate Brumback
5 minute read
February 10, 2014 | Daily Report Online
Part of Ga. Under State of Emergency for StormWith memories of gridlock on icy Atlanta highways still fresh, Georgia officials got a second chance Monday to prove the state could prepare for winter weather. The governor declared a state of emergency hours ahead of the storm, something he didn't do two weeks ago.
By Christina A. Cassidy and Kate Brumback
5 minute read
February 07, 2014 | Daily Report Online
Martin Luther King's Children Battling over EstateFacing the latest in a string of legal battles with her brothers, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. is seeking to portray herself as the true heir to her father's legacy.
By Kate Brumback
5 minute read
January 06, 2014 | Law.com
Man Who Slapped Toddler on Plane Gets 8 MonthsA federal judge on Monday sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to slapping a crying toddler on an Atlanta-bound flight to serve eight months in federal prison.
By KATE BRUMBACK
4 minute read
December 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Preschool Shooting: Sneiderman Lawyer Seeks BondA lawyer for a woman convicted of lying during the investigation of her husband's killing outside a suburban Atlanta preschool urged a judge Thursday to release her on bond.
By Kate Brumback
4 minute read
December 05, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Immigrant Students Seeking in-State TuitionA judge said Thursday that he needs more information and time to decide the case of a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and want the Georgia university system to grant them in-state tuition.
By Kate Brumback
3 minute read